Machine Vision & Inspection Engineer
- 125,000 Per Year
- California
- Manufacturing & Transport & Logistics
Woods & Co Recruitment is currently partnered with a rapidly growing manufacturing business investing heavily in automation, quality systems, and advanced production technologies. Focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement, they are looking to bring on a highly skilled Machine Vision & Inspection Engineer to help drive product quality, inspection reliability, and automation performance across their manufacturing operations.
Together, we are on the lookout for a technically strong and solutions-driven engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of machine vision inspection systems. This role gives you the authority to develop advanced inspection processes that ensure product and packaging quality while playing a key role in reducing defects, improving consistency, and supporting long-term operational efficiency.
LOCATION- Irvine, CA
What's in it for you?
- The opportunity to take ownership of advanced machine vision and automated inspection projects within a growing manufacturing environment.
- The chance to work with cutting-edge inspection technologies and automated production systems.
- A highly visible role where your expertise will directly impact product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
- The ability to lead projects from concept through implementation, validation, and ongoing optimization.
- A collaborative engineering and operations environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Competitive compensation package including bonus potential tied to defect reduction, inspection uptime, and quality performance metrics.
What do you do?
- Design and implement machine vision inspection systems for print verification, label inspection, orientation checks, presence detection, and defect identification.
- Specify and optimize cameras, lenses, lighting systems, and mounting hardware to ensure stable and reliable inspection performance in production environments.
- Integrate machine vision systems with PLC logic to trigger reject mechanisms, alarms, and automated quality controls.
- Validate, test, and fine-tune inspection systems to minimize false rejects and missed defects while maximizing inspection reliability.
- Collaborate closely with production, quality, automation, and engineering teams to support continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization.
- Develop and maintain documentation for inspection setups, validation procedures, and requalification processes for new products or artwork changes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve machine vision and inspection-related issues directly on the production floor.
- Support long-term quality initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve inspection accuracy, consistency, and operational performance.
What do you need?
- 2–5 years of experience implementing machine vision systems within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong practical understanding of lighting, optics, inspection tuning, and automated quality systems.
- Experience integrating machine vision systems with automation and PLC-controlled production equipment.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with a strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working hands-on on the factory floor during testing, commissioning, and production support.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across engineering, quality, and operations teams.
- A proactive and solutions-focused mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
If you're as passionate about this position as we are, apply now! We are interviewing immediately.
To find out more about this position please reach out to Sonia at sonia@woodsco.global or +1 (917) 525-2275.
